The South western news., 1887-06-15
THE Blue HENS CHICK
EMS.
Arkansaw Traveller.

in faded calico and dim bingham.
The old fellow stopped and the
woman pointed at lot of colored
eggs which had been lett over
from Easter, and which the grocer
had temptingly arranged in front
of his store.
Look thar the woman repeat-
ed, pointing at the eggs.
They are new wrinkle ON my
hen" said the old fellow. taking
up one Of the eggs and examining
it. These here. he added, ad.
dressing the grocer who approach
ed, muster been laid by one Nv
the blue hens chickens
They are direct descendants
from the old blue hen sure enough
the grocer replied, who showed an
accommodating weakness to tell a
lie, either through courtesy or with
an eye to business.
You don't say So
'Yes, sir. and I bought them for
Mr.. Garlan d, who sent me word
some time ago to get him a few if I
possibly could
wall, Gus ought to know what
good chickens air.
He undoubtedly does
wall, I've heard about the old
blue hens chickens all my life, but
this IS the fust time ever seed any
nv the sigs.'
They are not very plentiful
now said the grocer. in fact,
they are bought up by the agents
of monopolies and sent North for
the use of rich railroad men,
THE chickens, l reckon, lay
over the common run of fowls
As much sir, as day lays over
night
What special advantage have
they gotf
We'll, they lay three times a day
for one thing
Now, look here, you don't mean
that.
4 reckon he do, pap the woman
declared. Il know in reason that
he do, fur Aunt Caroline Welsh
that had some in Moth Kliny, told
me jes' beto' she died that they
wuz the Outlayenist things she ever
seed, an says she:
'Everline, / do blieve that the
aigs is .fresher than the aigs Nv
these here common chickens.
She was right, said the grocer.
Mr. Garland tells me that the eggs
will keep for years without spoil
ing, but, he added, laughingly If
he don't mind he will find that
they don't keep SO well after all,
for il he doesn't come after them
pretty soon I'll sell them. A bus,
iness man can't afford to let his
money lie idle, you know
That's o fact the farmer re.
piled. Now, what mout they be
wuthf
DO you come to town very of
tenn
'Fust time l wuz ever here
4 thought that if you came tc
town very often I might engage
you TO bring me a lot of the chick
ems when they hatch. Tell you
what I'll do. I'll let you have al
six of them for &c.
Amt that a putty heavy price?
oh, no, pap said the woman
Jest think NV chickens that lay
aigs-fresh ones at that-thret
times day.
All right, SAID the old fellow
hauling out the toe of an old sock
and shaking few dimes from it;
I'll take 'em. Shore they'll
hatchY
Hatch! Why you can cover
them up with an old straw hat and
they'll hatch. Much oblige. Well,
call again.
When the grocer went back into
the store, he slapped himself,
laughed uproariously and then
said:
1t may be wrong to cheat, but
don't believe that we are called up.
on to have sympathy for such ig>
norant people; and, besides, hon.
est old farmer IS he looks. he'd
cheat me in minute if he could.
Several weeks later an old fellow
drove up to grocery store and
asked a man who came out to the
eurbstOne if he wanted to buy any
guinea chickens.
Fresh as they ken he an al.